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Tameside road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 490 road traffic collisions in Tameside in 2008, and 659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2007 (542), and casualties fell from 745.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 27,806 collisions in Tameside.

Collisions in 2008
490
Down 10% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
659
Down 12% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Tameside in 2008

0.4% of collisions in Tameside in 2008 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Tameside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious4910%
  • Slight43990%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious527.9%
  • Slight60592%

Tameside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tameside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 965 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 490, down 10% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025201238
2024226304
2023192243
2022229297
2021200285
2020167219
2019234319
2018289418
2017310426
2016216325
2015238344
2014295413
2013255355
2012313437
2011327436
2010360515
2009454663
2008490659
2007542745
2006546756
2005587805
2004691922
2003638865
2002714953
20017541,031
20008471,171
19997921,065
19988541,181
19978611,193
19968491,176
19958981,202
19948651,145
19939341,213
19928981,200
19918791,152
19909651,290
19898921,090
1988798988
1987784948
1986724857
1985737944
19848621,067
19838351,035
19828531,044
1981786959
1980736914
1979689872

When and where crashes happen in Tameside in 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday84 (17%)
  • Wednesday71 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday85 (17%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (6.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9%)
  • February27 (5.5%)
  • March39 (8%)
  • April35 (7.1%)
  • May53 (11%)
  • June51 (10%)
  • July30 (6.1%)
  • August35 (7.1%)
  • September46 (9.4%)
  • October46 (9.4%)
  • November43 (8.8%)
  • December41 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds359 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (62%)
  • Wet or damp175 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph411 (84%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph36 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (15%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tameside in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (57%)
  • Pedestrian132 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20107 (16%)
  • 21 to 2591 (14%)
  • 26 to 35127 (19%)
  • 36 to 45104 (16%)
  • 46 to 5571 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.4%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (54%)
  • Passenger170 (26%)
  • Pedestrian132 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car677 (76%)
  • Motorcycle61 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (3%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tameside in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Tameside

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tameside ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tameside had the 117th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tameside in 2008

St Peter's, Tameside, OL6 7RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tameside in 2008, with 61 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Tameside with the most crashes in 2008

The A635 had the most collisions in Tameside in 2008: 52, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tameside, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA635527314
2ndA57425502
3rdA627416705
4thM60213500
5thB6170182102
6thB6175181902
7thM67172702
8thA670162002
9thA6017152301
10thA6018131600
11thA56081402
12thA66281003
13thA61407700
14thB61947801
15thA6285700
16thB61694701
17thA60433400
18thB61743400
19thB64453500
20thB61762200

Towns in Tameside: crashes in 2008

Ashton-under-Lyne had the most collisions of any town in Tameside in 2008: 123.

Postcode districts in Tameside: crashes in 2008

SK14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tameside in 2008: 110.

Latest crashes in Tameside in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Tameside in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Tameside road accidents in other years